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An app-assisted home vegetable garden

Edntech hopes to inspire sustainable indoor gardening with its educational planter unit. >
Biodegradable briefcase turns into compost

Dutch brand reWrap contributes to a sustainable future with its line of biodegradable products. >
Teresa van Dongen on visualising the magic of nature

Recent Dutch Design Award winner Teresa van Dongen expresses her interest in the unexpected but magical design of nature. >
Trailer: Teresa van Dongen on visualising the magic of nature

Recent Dutch Design Award winner Teresa van Dongen expresses her interest in the unexpected but magical design of nature. >
Old bottles become designer products in Zanzibar

Hubert and Elisabeth van Doorne together with Dutch Design Week are upcycling Zanzibar’s glass waste to pave the way for sustainable building on the island. >
Dror Benshetrit: Crossing the boundaries between design disciplines

Designer Dror Benshetrit tells us what drives his New York-based studio’s holistic approach to design. >
New Ethiopian superfood creates employment for enterprising locals

Supermom and Likie is a superfood and distribution model up-skilling communities to fight malnutrition in Ethiopia. >
An Uber-like SMS service is transforming Dakar's unsanitary pit latrine system

The new and environmentally friendly way of emptying poop from pit latrines is cutting sanitation service costs for locals in Senegal's capital city. >
Fashion brand The IOU Project restores the livelihood of artisans in India

Online store pairs Indian handloomers with European designers in an attempt to change the way we make and buy clothes. >
Six questions for Frida Escobedo - the architect who doesn't ascribe to architectural trends

We talk to the Mexican architect about the blurry definition of architecture, building for social impact, and not subscribing to labels. >
TextielMuseum presents Fiber Futures | Art from Japan

The Netherlands-based textile museum showcases 30 Japanese artists pushing boundaries in the practice of fibre art. >
An industrial design student’s expiry label could tackle the global food wastage problem

A bio-reactive, food expiry label trumps unreliable sell-by-date stamps on packaged food. >
Katharina Grosse paints herself an imaginary world

This Berlin-based artist uses colour to distort surfaces and objects, creating otherworldly installations. >
Indian data company helps change makers collect on-the-ground information to assess communities' needs

Social Cops has grown from a Facebook campaign to a burgeoning social enterprise by giving citizens a voice through its information technology platform. >
Peter Bil'ak: Designing for dance, typefaces and marginalised alphabets

Netherlands-based designer, Peter Bil'ak feeds his multi-disciplinary appetite for design by looking beyond the surface of things. >
The Break Poverty Hackathon promotes mobile technology as a vehicle for social change

Developers across the world will compete to build mobile apps that address education, business and farming issues in rural Kenya. >
OpenBionics is at the forefront of bionic prosthetics

Racking up prizes such as the prestigious UK James Dyson Award, the team at OpenBionics is paving the way for bionic technology. >
Selldorf Architects has been chosen to design a non-profit's second school in Zambia

The New York-based architecture firm envisions a primary school that will inspire learning and sustainable living in the Zambian village of Mwabwindo. >
Projects of Imagination creates a theatre of gastronomy for Melbourne’s foodie scene

Nick Cox and Dion Hall unpack the details of designing spaces for the restaurant industry. >
Robots build a stone tower with one piece of thread

A jammed rock structure built by machines is a prelude to the future of sustainable architecture. >
Sou Fujimoto challenges perceptions of what could be considered architecture

Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto uses potato chips and staples to comment on the notion of “found architecture”. >
A focus on low-cost housing at the Chicago Architecture Biennial

Three architecture firms are setting the tone for affordable and sustainable alternatives to informal housing. >
A stage for musical improvisation puts a spotlight on reused building materials

Italian architecture company, Studio Albori, looks at “reuse and improvisation” in building with its Makeshift installation at Chicago Architecture Biennial. >
Tiny tram-like houses designed to revive an old shipyard

Polish architecture students envision an artistic commune with their affordable housing project, Small House on Tracks. >

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